Drawer-stop.



C. H. ANDERSON DRAWER STOP.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 1, ms.

1,214,495. Patented Feb. 6,1917.

'"UNTTED a CHARLES H. ANDERSON, OF GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TOGRAND RAPIDS SHOW CASE COIMPANY, OF GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN, ILCGRPGRATION OF MICHIGAN.

DEAVJEB-STOP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 6, 1917.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES H. ANDER- son, a citizen of the UnitedStates of America, residing at Grand Rapids, in the county of Kent andState of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inDrawer-Stops; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to a drawer stop and it is the object and purposethereof to provide a stop which may be interposed in the path ofmovement of the drawer as it is entered into a casing or compartment andstop it so that the front of the drawer will not engage against thefront edges of the partitions or the like which bound the drawerreceiving opening.

Heretofore it has been usual to attach blocks to partitions or sides ofa drawer receiving opening to serve as stops but it has been found thatafter the drawer has been inserted a few times and struck against saidblocks, the blocks break away or are otherwise injured so as to bepractically useless as drawer stops, and thereafter the stoppage of thedrawer is made by engagement of the front of the drawer against thefront edges.

of the sides or partitions bounding the drawer opening. After a shorttime the front becomes broken from the drawer practically destroying it.

My invention consists in the provision of a stop formed of metal,preferably, which may be applied and interposed in the path of movementof the drawer and which may be struck an indefinite number of times bythe drawer without injury or any likelihood of the stop becomingdisarranged. The construction by which these ends are attained togetherwith others which have not been specifically enumerated but which willappear as the description progresses is shown in the accompanyingdrawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a plan view of a case or compartment in which a plurality ofdrawers are located, the top of the case or compartment being removed.Fig. 2 is an enlarged partial sectional and side View of the rear end ofa drawer compartment showing the drawer stop in position. Fig. 3 is asection taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2 looking downward upon the drawerstop; and Fig. l is a perspective view .ofone element of the drawer stopapparatus.

Like reference characters refer to like parts throughout the severalviews of the drawings.

The drawers 1, of which a number are shown in Fig. 1, are adapted to bereceived within openings in a case or compartment, the openings in thepresent construction being bounded by the ends 2 of the casing orcompartment, and partitions 3 interposed between the ends. The case orcompartment is provided with the usual back 4; and horizontal members 5may be used to provide bottoms for the drawer receiving openings thoughit is to be understood that the particular construction of the case orcompartient which receives the drawers is not an essential feature ofthe invention. The fronts of the drawers are shown at 6 and it will benoted that at each end they slightly overlap the front edges of the ends2 and partitions 3 in the casing so that if the drawer is not stoppedwhen it is inserted in an opening these ends of the fronts 6 strikeagainst the front edges of ends 2 and partitions 3 tending to separatesaid fronts from the rest of the drawers.

Each partition 3 is slotted as shown at 7, the slot terminating at itsrear end a distance in front of back A sheet metal member comprising anupright section 8 from which are bent back paraliel spaced apart arms 9is placed in this slot. The section 8 has a width canal to the thicknessof the par tition 3 and the arms 9 are spaced apart a distance equal tothe width of said partition so that the member may be located in theslot with the arms pressing against each side of the partition back ofthe slot while the section 8 of said member lies closely against thepartition. A downwardly projecting brad or tang 10 is formed integralwith the member and is adapted to be driven into the partition as shownin dotted outline in Fig. 2, serving to hold the member firmly inposition. The upper end of the section 8 is widened and turned forwardmaking a head 11 to the section 8, the function of which will laterappear. After this sheet metal member has been secured in position astirrup member is placed in position, this member consisting of spacedapart legs 12 connected atone end by a cross member 18, the free ends ofthe legs being turned outwardly in opposite directions as shown at 14.The distance between legs 12 is qual to the thickness of the partition3, this being also the width of the member 8. The width of the legs 12is equal to the distance between the upper edge of a member 9 and thelower edge of the head 11 so that the stirrup mem ber may be passed overthe members 9 and underneath the head 11, being guided and held inhorizontal position by said parts 9 and 11. A screw 15 passes throughthe cross member 13 and bears at its end against the upright section 8,the screw being provided with a head 16 so that it may be easily turned.7

l/Vith the members thus assembled and in place it will be noted that theparts 1a ex tend outwardly substantially at right angles to thepartition 3 and are interposed in the path of movement of a drawer whichmoves along either side of the partition. lVhen the rear end of thedrawer strikes one of these parts 1 1 it is stopped against furthermovement and all of the force of contact between the drawer and saidmembers 141 is transmitted through the screw 15 against the section 8 ofthe sheet metal member which is backed against the partition 3.Accordingly it will be evident that it is a practical impossibility toinjure this stop in any manner. Furthermore by reason of theadjustablerelation of the stirrup member to the relatively stationary member thatis shown in Fig. 1 the stops may be moved backward or forward andadjusted V to the best position for the drawer so as to stop a drawerbefore its front 6 comes into contact with the front edges of ends 2 orpartitions 3 of the casing or compartment.

Various changes in detail of construction may be resorted to withoutdeparting from the invention which is defined in the appended claims.Accordingly I consider myself entitled to all modifications of structurefalling properly within the scope of.

said claims.

I claim 1. In combination, a casing having ends and a slotted partitionto divide the casing into adjoining drawer receiving openings, and astop device located in the slot of said partition and adjustably andremovably secured thereto, said stop device having oppositely extendingparts extending into the' path of movement of drawers inserted into saidadjoining drawer openings;

2. In combination, a casing having a drawer receiving opening, one sideof which is bounded by a slotted member, a stirrup member provided withspaced apart legs positioned in the slot and with aleg located at eachside of the slotted member, an extension to a le of the stirrup memberprojecting into the drawer opening and means for adjusting the stirrupmember with respect to the slotted member, substantially as described.

3. In combination, a casing having ends and a slotted partition betweenthe ends to divide the easing into adjoining drawer receiving openings,a U-shaped stirrup member located in the slot of the partition and witha leg thereof at each side of the partition, outwardly projectingextensions at the ends of said legs, and means to adjust the stirrupmember with respect to the partition.

4. In combination, a casing having ends ceiving openings, a U-shapedstirrup mem ber located horizontally in the slot of the partition with aleg thereof at each side of the partition, and an extension at the endof each leg projecting into the drawer receiving openings.

5. In combination, a casing, a slotted partition therein to divide theeasing into 'ad joining drawer receiving openings, a U- shaped stirrupmember located horizontally in the slot with a leg thereof at each sideof the partition, an extension at each end of each leg projecting intothe drawer receiving openings, means to adjust the stirrup member withrespect to the partition, and means to hold said member in horizontalposition, substantially as described.

6. In combination, a casing, a partition therein to divide the casinginto adjoining drawer receiving openings, said partition being slottedhorizontally for a portion of its length, the slot'tcrminating adistance in front of the rear end of the partition, a

U-shaped member located in the slot with.

the legs thereof extending rearwardly one at each side of the partition,an adjusting screw passing through the cross member connecting the frontends of said legs," and an extension bent from the rear end of each legand projecting into the adjacent drawer receiving member. v V V 7. Incombination, a casing, a slotted partition therein to divide the casinginto adjoining drawer receiving openings, said partition being slottedhorizontally for a portion of its length, the slot terminating adistance in front of the rear end of the'partition, a member located inthe rear portion of the slot and contacting against the par.- tition,legs bent from said member extending rearwardly at each side of thepartition,

ahead to said member slightly wider. than V 1,214,e9o Q the body of themember, a U-shaped member located horizontally in the slot havingrearwardly extending legs located one at each side of the partitiondirectly above the legs of the first member and below the head thereof,an extension bent at the end of each leg projecting into the adjacentdrawer receiving opening, and a screw passing through the cross memberconnecting the front ends of the legs of the U-shaped member, the end ofthe screw engaging against the first member, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

CHARLES H. ANDERSON.

Gopies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Batents. Washington, D. 0."

